Sacred Heart College, Thrissur, is one of the established NAAC-accredited colleges running a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The college strictly adheres to a merit list-based admission system as per Calicut University norms. The Sacred Heart College admission process has been devised so that the truly deserving students would be chosen from its numerous programmes.

This provision enables prospective applicants to apply on different occasions according to their convenience and choice of course. For UG courses, the minimum eligibility is passing 10+2 from a known board. For PG applicants, they should have passed their bachelor's in the relevant subject from a known university.